Giants report card: How we graded Big Blue in Week 7 loss to Eagles
The New York Giants were defeated by the Philadelphia Eagles, 28-3, on Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The loss was a terrible outing from start to finish. The Giants could not get anything going all game and were embarrassed by their division rivals. New York is now 2-5 and has a 0-3 conference record making any playoff hopes slim at best.
Here's a quick breakdown of what we saw during the game and how we graded the Giants in this loss.
Offense: F
It feels like a broken record but the offensive line problems need to be solved to have a successful offense.
With Andrew Thomas out for the season, the offense looked completely dysfunctional. Daniel Jones was sacked seven times and Drew Lock was sacked once on a combined 37 drop backs.
This resulted in a net total of only 43 passing yards on the day. As a result of the offensive line, the run game was also horrid totaling only 76 yards.
The offense needs a serious talent overhaul and it looks like it may take multiple seasons to get it done at this rate.
Defense: C-
The defense had its highs and lows on Sunday but was hindered by an ineffective offense.
Dexter Lawrence was practically living in the backfield as he totaled 2.0 sacks and two tackles for loss. The entire pass rush was effective overall as they hit Philadelphia's quarterbacks seven times and sacked them five times.
However, outside of the pass rush, the defense needs some serious work. Again, big plays destroyed this unit as the Eagles recorded multiple 30-plus yard runs and a 41-yard touchdown pass.
The play from the secondary as a whole was uninspiring as it appeared that Deonte Banks was going half-speed and Nick McCloud simply could not keep up with A.J. Brown.
This defense clearly has a lot of potential and is likely a couple of pieces away from being one of the best in the NFL. For now, with all of these injuries and a terrible offense one can expect a lot of points to be racked up against Big Blue.
Special Teams: C-
The special teams unit as a whole was slightly below average on Sunday.
Greg Joseph made his only field goal attempt and Matthew Haack pinned four punts inside of the 20. However, the punt return coverage was porous as Cooper DeJean was able to bounce off a 28-yard punt return.
As for New York's return game, Ihmir Smith-Marsette returned five punts for a modest 35 yards and had one fumble (out of bounds).
Coaching: D
Brian Daboll was faced with a daunting challenge on Sunday, one which he was not expected to win. Nevertheless, the performance that the Giants put out in Week 7 was unacceptable as under 120 total yards and only three total points is among the worst outputs of any team in the NFL this season.
The Giants finished 3-14 on third down and it's clear that Daboll's third-down play-calling needs to improve. They found success early in the season targeting Malik Nabers in big spots but on Sunday even that was not working.
On the other side of the ball, Shane Bowen dealt with the same problems he had all season. He called an amazing game in terms of pressuring the quarterback which resulted in many Eagles' drives fizzling out earlier than expected. But this defense has been unable to stop the big plays and that resulted in former Giants running back Saquon Barkley totaling 187 scrimmage yards on only 19 touches in his return to MetLife Stadium.
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